Offshore wind a comprehensive guide to successful offshore wind farm installation

Offshore wind is the new blue horizon for Alternative Energy. One small offshore wind farm can produce more power than a whole coal plant, or a nuclear reactor. However, very few people have real experience getting an offshore wind farm up and running. This book is the first-ever roadmap to successf...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author Thomsen, Kurt E.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford : Elsevier, c2012.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780123859365
9780123859372
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxi, 324 p.)

Cover

Table of Contents:
  • 1. What Is an Offshore Wind Farm?
  • 2. Obtaining Permits for Wind Farms
  • 3. Project Planning
  • 4. The Basic Organization
  • 5. Project Preparation
  • 6. Project Execution
  • 7. Interface Management
  • 8. Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
  • 9. Work Vessel Coordination
  • 10. Logistics Solutions
  • 11. Commonly Used Installation Methods
  • 12. Vessels and Transport to the Offshore Installations
  • 13. Basic Information about Ports
  • 14. Project Criteria
  • 15. Transporting Wind Turbines
  • 16. Deployment Strategies
  • 17. Repairing Offshore Wind Farms
  • 18. Environmental and Other Issues.